![Bad Day: Traffic Violation, Seizure & Arrest for Carencro Man](https://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2021/10/attachment-Guns-Seized-by-St.-Landry-Parish-Sheriffs-Office-Photo-courtesy-of-St.-Landry-Parish-Sheriffs-Office.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bad Day: Traffic Violation, Seizure & Arrest for Carencro Man
Monday, October 11 ended up being a pretty bad day for one Carencro man after a routine traffic stop led to his arrest according to officials with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office.
Traffic violations are noticed by law enforcement officials, and such was the case last Monday when deputies pulled over 37-year-old Dwight Joseph Menard's truck. Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodeaux says deputies smelled something that smelled like a controlled dangerous substance. In addition, the deputies say they saw a rifle.
Deputies searched Menard's truck, and when the search was concluded, they recovered the following items:
- A small bag containing suspected methamphetamine
- A small bag containing suspected marijuana
- Drug paraphernalia
- A Tauras 9 mm handgun
- A Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle
- A Savage .22 rifle
- A Mossberg 6.5 Creedmoor rifle
After the recovery of all of these items, the deputies escorted Menard to the St. Landry Parish Jail. The man was booked with the following:
- Four Counts of Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
- Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance
- Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Various Traffic Violations
The man's bond was set at $36,500.
According to Thibodeaux, this happened on Louisiana Highway 190 eastbound near the Krotz Springs area.
Technology Helping To Reduce St. Landry Sheriff’s Response Times
Heatstroke Is Still Of Concern For Kids & Cars
Why Louisiana Has The Second Worst School System
Louisiana Has 8th Most Underprivileged Children
Facts About Impaired Driving
Louisiana is 2021's Worst State For Working Moms
Teach Yourself Tips to Prevent Tragedy Involving Kids & Car
How We Can Help Stop the Tragedy of Domestic Violence in Acadiana
Acadiana: Do We Really Know How to Prevent Fire Deaths?
Technology-Free Entertainment for Acadiana Kids
Acadiana's Secret Ingredients to Splendid Gumbo
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Lafayette Man Arrested for Stealing Over $500K From Infirmed Person](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two Arrested for Prostitution and Money Laundering at Opelousas, Louisiana Massage Parlor](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Green-Spa-in-Opelousas.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![South Louisiana Family Rescued From St. Landry Parish Flood Waters](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/01/attachment-St-Landry-Parish-Rescue-Flood.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Fight Between Brothers in Sunset, Louisiana Leads to Stand-Off and One Shot in Hand](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/08/attachment-RS34782_GettyImages-167237321.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Eunice, Louisiana Woman Arrested for Counterfeit Death Certificate After Allegedly Faking Pregnancy](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/11/attachment-Untitled-design.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sex Offender in Opelousas, Louisiana Arrested on Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2018/10/handcuffs-photo-by-KPEL2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette, Louisiana Man’s Ecstasy Delivery Service Shut Down by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/02/attachment-GettyImages-56073846.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Meth, Ecstasy, and Crack Cocaine Part of Major Drug Bust in Eunice, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2022/10/attachment-st-landry-parish-sheriff-deputy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Drug Operation With Enough Fentanyl to ‘Kill Approximately 1,250,000 People’ Busted in Sunset, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/03/attachment-sunset-louisiana-fentanyl-drug-bust.jpg?w=980&q=75)